SCP-4797 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence
SCP-4797
Expected annual
$74.1M
One-time setup
$627.1M
Annual recurring
$69.0M
Personnel
122
Initial capital is dominated by deep-descent R&D, site construction and a microreactor; recurring costs are driven by ongoing R&D/test campaigns, research/MTF operations and full-time site staffing.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $627.1M
Long Term Descent R And D $350.0M
[#6] Multi-year capital program to develop tethered capsules, pressure/temperature-tolerant vehicles and autonomous long-range robots to access lower layers (major capital driver).
Facilities $109.0M
[#1, #15] Site construction and stabilization of Site 98-دال including secure containment suites and modifications to host external SCPs. Includes structural stabilisation, modular shelters, lab blocks, vaults and high-reliability lockdown systems.
Power Microreactor $60.0M
[#7] Installation of a small modular reactor / microreactor and associated UPS/redundancy for continuous high-reliability power (chosen option over diesel for long-term operations).
Contingency Reserve $50.0M
[#24] Dedicated contingency/catastrophic-breach reserve fund for rapid-response capital and emergency hiring/equipment replacement.
Equipment $24.4M
[#5, #8, #9, #19, #23, #18] Procurement of specialised exploration hardware, communications/telemetry suites, environmental monitoring hardware, hardened data-security hardware, high-resolution imaging rigs, and decontamination equipment.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $17.2M
[#10, #13, #14] Initial memetics lab fit-out and secure testing chambers, artifact recovery/conservation lab and clean-room storage fit-out, and initial containment-adaptation R&D infrastructure and prototype lab equipment.
Helicopter And Sar Purchase $10.0M
[#16] Purchase of dedicated medevac/SAR helicopter(s) and associated SAR equipment for rapid extraction from remote layers.
Cultural And Diplomatic Program $2.8M
[#25] Initial cultural/diplomatic and ethical program development and initial material/cultural acquisition budgets.
Initial Removal And Relocation $1.5M
[#2] Covert removal/relocation operation for SCP-4797 (Golden Gate bridge operation) including heavy-lift/crane/airlift, emergency on-site repairs to support cover story and immediate remediation.
Cover Story Initial Cost $1.2M
[#20] Initial cover/PR/legal expenses (permits, retainer, front-company seeding) tied to site establishment and visible repairs.
Protective Shielding $525K
[#22] One-time installation of memetic dampers, filtered viewing hardware, one-way viewport replacements and protective construction elements for habs and observation ports.
Initial Stockpile $500K
[#17] Initial logistics stockpile (food, water, spare parts, PPE, suit consumables) sufficient for extended isolation.
Advanced Modification Program $0
[#21] Optional one-time advanced genetic/biomedical modification program not pursued in baseline (estimate set to 0).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $69.0M/yr
Research And Monitoring $34.5M/yr
[#4, #6, #14, #23] MTF expedition deployments and mission costs, ongoing descent/test campaign budgets for R&D until operational, containment-adaptation testing & certification, and programmatic research operations.
Staff Wages $17.9M/yr
[#3, #10, #11, #12, #21, #26] Salaries, benefits and recurring training for security staff, memetics staff, psychological services, multi-disciplinary research staff, selection/training program and general site administrative/operations personnel.
Facilities Maintenance $6.4M/yr
[#7, #15, #28, #22, #8, #19, #13] Microreactor operations & security, maintenance of containment suites and external-SCP facilities, lifecycle replacement reserve contributions, upkeep of protective shielding/memetic dampers, communications and data-security maintenance, and artifact facility operations.
Contingency Replenishment $3.5M/yr
[#24] Annual replenishment/standby readiness contribution to the contingency/catastrophic-breach fund.
Supplies And Consumables $3.1M/yr
[#5, #9, #18, #23] Recurring maintenance/repairs for specialised exploration hardware, environmental sensor consumables and calibration, hazardous-waste disposal and decontamination consumables, and imaging/compute/data-storage operating costs.
Logistics And Transport $2.3M/yr
[#17, #16] Regular supply-chain transport (food, fuel, spares) to a remote/isolated site and helicopter operational costs/maintenance (post-purchase).
Cover Story And Legal $800K/yr
[#20, #27] Ongoing cover-story maintenance, legal retainers, local liaison, front-company operating costs and PR/permitting upkeep.
Cultural Program Ongoing $500K/yr
[#25] Ongoing cultural/diplomatic and ethical program operating costs and oversight.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $69.0M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine missions, R&D campaigns and staff/payroll as budgeted.
planned MTF missions scheduled R&D testing normal maintenance and staffing
🚨 Minor Incident $74.0M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Local containment or exploration incident requiring emergency response, limited replacement of equipment, focused amnestic runs and short-term surge staffing.
isolated gear loss single-team extraction/medevac targeted containment remediation
🚨 Major Breach $219.0M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$150.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or large-scale exploration disaster requiring mobilization of contingency reserve, major rebuilds, large-scale amnestics and extended emergency operations.
large-scale breach/recovery catastrophic equipment loss major public exposure/legal action
👥 Personnel 122 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 50 Front-line guards and on-site armed response; three-shift staffing.
Shift Supervisor / Security Supervisor 6 Shift leads and senior security oversight.
Research Scientist 20 Archaeologists, linguists, iconographers, engineers, physicists and conservators.
MTF Expedition / Field Agent 12 Specialist exploration team members assigned to missions (rotational).
Medical Officer 4 On-site medical staff, medevac coordination and long-term follow-up care.
Engineer / Maintenance 8 Site engineers, reactor techs, HVAC/electrical and equipment maintenance.
Administrative Staff 10 Logistics managers, HR, procurement, finance and site admin.
Memeticist / Amnestic Specialist 4 Memetics safety program, amnestic production oversight and memetic filtering audits.
Conservator / Artifact Specialist 6 Artifact recovery, conservation and imaging specialists.
Site Director / Executive Staff 2 Site leadership and executive coordination with HQ.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items have well-defined operational ranges (staffing, equipment, communications) but key drivers (deep-descent R&D scope, extent of lower-layer operations, memetic risk severity) are highly uncertain, producing medium overall confidence in numeric estimates.
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